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Ivan J. Perry
Researcher at University College Cork
Publications - 368
Citations - 20696
Ivan J. Perry is an academic researcher from University College Cork. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Public health. The author has an hindex of 63, co-authored 360 publications receiving 18946 citations. Previous affiliations of Ivan J. Perry include Cork University Hospital & University of Leicester.
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Pravastatin in elderly individuals at risk of vascular disease (PROSPER): a randomised controlled trial
James Shepherd,Gerard J. Blauw,Michael B. Murphy,Edward L.E.M. Bollen,Brendan M. Buckley,Stuart M. Cobbe,Ian Ford,Allan Gaw,Michael E. Hyland,J. Wouter Jukema,Adriaan M. Kamper,Peter W. Macfarlane,A. Edo Meinders,John Norrie,Chris J. Packard,Ivan J. Perry,David J. Stott,Brian Sweeney,Gillian Twomey,Rudi G. J. Westendorp +19 more
TL;DR: Pravastatin given for 3 years reduced the risk of coronary disease in elderly individuals and was extended to elderly individuals the treatment strategy currently used in middle aged people.
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Homocysteine and risk of ischemic heart disease and stroke: A meta-analysis
Robert Clarke,Rory Collins,Sarah Lewington,Ann E. Donald,G. Alfthan,J. Tuomilehto,Egil Arnesen,Kaare H. Bønaa,Jacques Blacher,Godfried H.J. Boers,Andrew G. Bostom,M. L. Bots,D. E. Grobbee,Lars Brattström,Monique M.B. Breteler,A. Hofman,John C. Chambers,Jaspal S. Kooner,B. M. Coull,R. W. Evans,Lewis H. Kuller,S. Evers,Aaron R. Folsom,G. Freyburger,F. Parrot,J. Genest Jr,K. Dalery,I. M. Graham,Leslie Daly,Ellen K. Hoogeveen,Pieter J. Kostense,C.D.A. (Coen) Stehouwer,P. N. Hopkins,Paul F. Jacques,Jacob Selhub,F. C. Luft,P. Jungers,Arne Lindgren,Y. I. Lolin,F. Loehrer,Brian Fowler,Mohammad Azam Mansoor,M. R. Malinow,Pierre Ducimetière,Ottar Nygård,Helga Refsum,S. E. Vollset,Per Magne Ueland,G. S. Omenn,S. A. A. Beresford,J. M. Roseman,H. H. Parving,M. A. Gall,Ivan J. Perry,S Ebrahim,A. G. Shaper,Killian Robinson,D. W. Jacobsen,Steven M. Schwartz,David S. Siscovick,Meir J. Stampfer,C. H. Hennekens,Edith J. M. Feskens,Daan Kromhout,J. Ubbink,P. Elwood,J. Pickering,Petra Verhoef,A. Von Eckardstein,Helmut Schulte,Gerd Assmann,Nicholas J. Wald,M. R. Law,Peter H. Whincup,D. E. L. Wilcken,Paul Sherliker,P. Linksted,G Davey Smith +77 more
TL;DR: This meta-analysis of observational studies suggests that elevated homocysteine is at most a modest independent predictor of IHD and stroke risk in healthy populations.
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Prospective study of serum total homocysteine concentration and risk of stroke in middle-aged British men
TL;DR: Serum total homocysteine (tHcy) concentration is a strong and independent risk factor for stroke in a nested case-control study within the British Regional Heart Study cohort.
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Prospective study of risk factors for development of non-insulin dependent diabetes in middle aged British men.
TL;DR: A strong, graded association between body mass index and risk of diabetes in middle aged men, with no evidence of a threshold effect is shown, and support an integrated approach to the prevention of non-insulin dependent diabetes and cardiovascular disease based on the Prevention of obesity and the promotion of physical activity.
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The design of a prospective study of pravastatin in the elderly at risk (PROSPER)
James Shepherd,Gerard J. Blauw,Mike Murphy,Stuart M. Cobbe,Edward L.E.M. Bollen,Brendan M. Buckley,Ian Ford,J. Wouter Jukema,Michael E. Hyland,Allan Gaw,A. Margot Lagaay,Ivan J. Perry,Peter W. Macfarlane,A. Edo Meinders,Brian Sweeney,Chris J. Packard,Rudi G. J. Westendorp,C. Twomey,David J. Stott +18 more
TL;DR: The hypothesis that treatment with pravastatin will diminish risk of subsequent major vascular events in a cohort of men and women with preexisting vascular disease or significant risk of developing this condition is tested.